Google Nexus One Review And Specs

Google Nexus One, the new name of the mobile phone market that attracts lots of developer’s eye because of the Android open platform operating system. There is no question that Google make the bold move into the mobile computing market for the future of mobile advertising.

The Google Nexus One was manufactured by HTC, so don’t be surprise to see the look and feel design was kind of same like HTC phone. It was powered by latest Android software 2.1 and topped over the Motorola Droid that runs on 2.0.

The number of applications available in Android was around 20K while iPhone has around 90K. That means there’s some catchup games battle from Google to Apple which we foresee it will bring a good future to Google Nexus One and other Android smartphones.

Google Nexus One was available for purchase with unlocked mode for USD 529. If you were to sign up for contract with T-Mobile, the price will be at USD 179.

Google Nexus One Specifications

Nexus One Size & Weight

Height – 119mm

Width – 59.8mm

Depth – 11.5mm

Weight – 130 grams w/battery, 100g w/o battery

Nexus One Display

3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen

800 x 480 pixels

100,000:1 typical contrast ratio

1ms typical response rate

Nexus One Camera & Flash

5 megapixels

Autofocus from 6cm to infinity

2X digital zoom

LED flash

User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver

Video captured at 720×480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher depending on lighting conditions

Nexus One Cellular & Wireless

UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)

HSDPA 7.2Mbps

HSUPA 2Mbps

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

A2DP stereo Bluetooth

Nexus One Power & Battery

Removable 1400 mAH battery

Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger

Talk time – Up to 10 hours on 2G. Up to 7 hours on 3G

Standby time – Up to 290 hours on 2G. Up to 250 hours on 3G

Internet use – Up to 5 hours on 3G. Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi Video playback – Up to 7 hours